The advertising litigation team at Winston Taylor focuses on defending consumer-fraud class actions and false advertising clients. It is also has experience representing plaintiffs in class actions. The firm has defended clients from pricing and warranty claims including drip pricing issues. Many of the firm's clients come from the food and beverages sector but the firm also advises life sciences, tobacco, retail, financial services and travel clients. Chicago-based Ronald Rothstein spearheads the practice and is sought out for his skills in false advertising and unfair competition law. He handles consumer class actions and Lanham Act false advertising litigation. Jared Kessler sits in Miami and is noted for his class action expertise.
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Key clients
- Nestle USA, Inc.
- Unilever PLC
- The J. M. Smucker Company
- Spin Master Ltd.
- Promotion in Motion
- Post Consumer Brands LLC
- Conopco, Inc.
- Central Garden & Pet Company
- Costco
- Lamb Weston
Work highlights
Represented The J. M. Smucker Company in deceptive trade practice litigation involving the 2022 recall of Jif peanut butter for salmonella contamination, obtaining a dismissal.
Represented Ainsworth Pet Nutrition and Post Consumer Brands in a class action claiming that Rachael Ray Nutrish pet food products were misleadingly labeled.
Represented The J. M. Smucker Company in response to a competitor’s smear campaign targeting Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwich product.
Practice head
Ronald Rothstein
Other key lawyers
Jared Kessler